Surname Adam in modern Croatia

Adam families are frequently Croats and they are mostly from Nova Gradiska area , less frequently Serbs and Hungarians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Nova Gradiska area.

Prevalence

About 110 people with faimily name Adam live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 22 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Radosavci (10), in Knezevi Vinogradi (<10) and Suza (<10) in Beli Manastir area, and in Rusevac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Adam (including: Adham , Haddam , Addam , Hadam , Aadam , Adamm , Ahdam , Aadham and Adaam ) is present in 169 countries worldwide. "Adamm " is used by few people in the United States. "Adaam " is used by few people in the United States. "Hadam " is used by some 500 people in Poland , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Adam, Tihomir Adam, Ivan Adam, Mladen Adam, Šandor Adam, Sandro Adam, Jene Adam, Andrea Adam, Branka Adam, Blanka Adam, Sanela Adam, Eržebet Adam, Marinka Adam, Damir Adam, Dejan Adam, Slavko Adam, Josip Adam, Tomislav Adam, Sanja Adam

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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